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Stains violet on gram stain
Breakdowns H2O2
Converts fibrinogen into fibrin
Grows on Mannitol salt agar
Staphylococci aureus
Grape fruit appearance
Violet on Gram stain
Breakdowns H2O2
Cannot convert fibrinogen into fibrin
Staphylococci saprophyticus
Staphylococci epidermidis
Stains violet on gram stain
Cannot breakdown H2O2
Produces H2O2 and stains green on blood agar
Streptococci pneumoniae
Viridians streptococci
Stains violet on gram stain
Cannot breakdown H2O2
Completely hemolyzes RBC
Streptococci pyogenes
Stains violet on gram stain
Cannot breakdown H2O2
Black appearance on bile esculin agar
Exhibits antibiotic resistance
Enterococci
Stains violet on gram stain
Spore forming rod
aerobic
capsule of polymerized D-glutamic acid
Bacillus (anthracis)
Stains violet on gram stain
Spore forming rod
anaerobic
Clostridium (dificile/ botulin)
Stains violet on gram stain
Nonspore forming rod
Club shaped
Metachromatic granules
Partial acid fast
Corynebacterium (diphtheriae)
Stains violet on gram stain
Nonspore forming rod
Normal flora (probiotic)
Lactobacilli
Stains violet on gram stain
Nonspore forming rod
Facultative intracellular
characterisitc tumbling
psychrophile
Listeria (monocytogenes)
Stains violet on gram stain
Nonspore forming rod
Filamentous branching
partial acid fast
opportunistic pathogens
Nocardia
Stains violet on gram stain
Nonspore forming rod
Filamentous branching appearance
anaerobe
Actinomyces
Stains red on gram stain
Circle appearance
Polymorphnuclear
Grows on chocolate agar + 5% CO2
oxidase positive
ferments glucose
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Stains red on gram stain
Cocci
polymorphonuclear
Grows on chocolate agar + 5% CO2
oxidase positive
Ferments glucose and maltose
Neisseria menigitides
Stains red on gram stain
Coccobacilli
Nosocomial
antibiotic resistant
Acinetobacter
Stains red on gram stain
Coccobacilli
Upper respiratory flora
Causes otitis media, bacteremia, meningitis
Moraxella
Stains red on gram stain
rod
ferments glucose
oxidase (-)
On MacConkay agar stain pink
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Escherichia
Klebsiella
Serratia
Enterobacter
Stains red on gram stain
rod
ferments glucose
Oxidase(-)
On MacConkay agar stains clear
On Hektoen enteric agar stains black
2 answers
Proteus
Salmonella
Stains red on gram stain
rod
ferments glucose
Oxidase (-)
On MacConkay agar stains clear
On Hektoen enteric agar doesnt stain black
2 answers
Shigella
Yersinia
Author
lazzsant
ID
102392
Card Set
Major bacteria genre
Description
Test of the major bacteria genre
Updated
2011-09-18T22:12:55Z
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